I did eight laps WITHOUT A SHARK CAGE! Perkins rests after his non-record-breaking swim for the Drool in the Pool event at Mitchell Pool in Great Falls, Mont.

I did eight laps WITHOUT A SHARK CAGE! Perkins rests after his non-record-breaking swim for the Drool in the Pool event at Mitchell Pool in Great Falls, Mont.

Photo: Larry Beckner, Associated Press

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I'm very interested in that dangly thing on your head: A noncombatant creeps up on a Philippine
soldier holding his position on a perimeter around 200 Muslim rebels at Zamboanga. The Muslims, enraged by a
broken peace deal with the government, held scores of hostages as human shields in a standoff with government
forces for the second day. less

I'm very interested in that dangly thing on your head: A noncombatant creeps up on a Philippine soldier holding his position on a perimeter around 200 Muslim rebels at Zamboanga. The Muslims, enraged by a ... more

Fourteen-carat grin: A Roma woman smiles to show off her golden grill in the village of Pidvynogradiv, Ukraine. She's a member of the "Hungarian Tent Gypsies," who consider gold-capped teeth a sign of wealth and status in the camp. less

Fourteen-carat grin: A Roma woman smiles to show off her golden grill in the village of Pidvynogradiv, Ukraine. She's a member of the "Hungarian Tent Gypsies," who consider gold-capped teeth a sign of wealth ... more

Photo: Yuriy Dyachyshyn, AFP/Getty Images

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I TOLD him to get a designated rider: A police officer detains a horse after its rider was arrested on
suspicion of riding under the influence and animal cruelty in Boulder, Colo.

I TOLD him to get a designated rider: A police officer detains a horse after its rider was arrested on suspicion of riding under the influence and animal cruelty in Boulder, Colo.

Photo: Mitchell Byars, Associated Press

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Labor unrest flares up: Steelworkers from the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Fos-sur-Mer, France, carry a torch (or two) against government-mandated pension reform during a nationwide day of protest in Marseille.

Labor unrest flares up: Steelworkers from the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Fos-sur-Mer, France, carry a torch (or two) against government-mandated pension reform during a nationwide day of protest in Marseille.

When are they going to show the bib overalls? Even the stars of "Duck Dynasty" are fascinated by haute
couture. Silas "Uncle Si" Robertson (right), Jessica Robertson and husband Jep Robertson abandon their duck blind to watch the action at the Sherri Hill Fashion Show in New York. less

When are they going to show the bib overalls? Even the stars of "Duck Dynasty" are fascinated by haute couture. Silas "Uncle Si" Robertson (right), Jessica Robertson and husband Jep Robertson abandon their ... more

Photo: Marion Curtis, Associated Press

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The Bride of Frankenstein shows a Thom Browne design for his Spring 2014 collection at New York Fashion
Week.

The Bride of Frankenstein shows a Thom Browne design for his Spring 2014 collection at New York Fashion Week.

Rubber Ducky, you're the one. Sixty feet tall, weigh a ton: A boy sits on his father's shoulders to get a good
view of a five-and-a-half-story Rubber Ducky rising over Beijing Garden Expo Park like Godzilla.

Rubber Ducky, you're the one. Sixty feet tall, weigh a ton: A boy sits on his father's shoulders to get a good view of a five-and-a-half-story Rubber Ducky rising over Beijing Garden Expo Park like Godzilla.

Pondering escape: Well, lookie here. Somebody left my cell door wide open. Should I make a break for it? Even
if I do get away, these prison stripes will be hard to conceal ... (Alipore zoo garden in Kolkata.) less

Pondering escape: Well, lookie here. Somebody left my cell door wide open. Should I make a break for it? Even if I do get away, these prison stripes will be hard to conceal ... (Alipore zoo garden in ... more